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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (6)

1. not divisible by two;
[syn: odd, uneven]

2. not easily explained;
- Example: "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"

3. an indefinite quantity more than that specified;
- Example: "invited 30-odd guests"

4. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;
- Example: "a curious hybrid accent"
- Example: "her speech has a funny twang"
- Example: "they have some funny ideas about war"
- Example: "had an odd name"
- Example: "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"
- Example: "something definitely queer about this town"
- Example: "what a rum fellow"
- Example: "singular behavior"
[syn: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular]

5. of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.;
[syn: odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired]

6. not used up;
- Example: "leftover meatloaf"
- Example: "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"
- Example: "some odd dollars left"
- Example: "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"
- Example: "unexpended provisions"
[syn: leftover, left over(p), left(p), odd, remaining, unexpended]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Odd \Odd\ ([o^]d), a. [Compar. Odder ([o^]d"[~e]r); superl. Oddest.] [OE. odde, fr. Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. oddr point, point of a weapon, Sw. udda odd, udd point, Dan. od, AS. ord, OHG. ort, G. ort place (cf. E. point, for change of meaning).] 1. Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove. [1913 Webster] 2. Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc., are odd numbers. [1913 Webster] I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra. [1913 Webster] Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was made, it was destroyed in a deluge. --T. Burnet. [1913 Webster] There are yet missing of your company Some few odd lads that you remember not. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles. [1913 Webster] 5. Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange. "An odd action." --Shak. "An odd expression." --Thackeray. Syn: extraordinary; queer. [1913 Webster] The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is, in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius. --Ascham. [1913 Webster] Patients have sometimes coveted odd things. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] Locke's Essay would be a very odd book for a man to make himself master of, who would get a reputation by critical writings. --Spectator. [1913 Webster] Syn: Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary; strange; queer; eccentric; whimsical; fantastical; droll; comical. See Quaint. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

odd adj 1: not divisible by two [syn: odd, uneven] [ant: even] 2: not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned" 3: an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests" 4: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular] 5: of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. [syn: odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired] 6: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" [syn: leftover, left over(p), left(p), odd, remaining, unexpended]